"milliunit" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: milliunits [plural]
Etymology: milli- + unit Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|milli<id:thousandth>|unit}} milli- + unit Head templates: {{en-noun}} milliunit (plural milliunits)
  1. A thousandth of a unit.
    Sense id: en-milliunit-en-noun-udhfUKJV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with milli- (thousandth)

Inflected forms

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